Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average
fell 258.20, or 2.7 percent, to 9,292.85 as of the close in
Tokyo. The following were among the most active shares in the
Japanese market today. Stock symbols are in parentheses after
company names.

Comsys Holdings Corp. (1721 JT) sank 6 percent to 785 yen.
The telecommunication company said its first-quarter net loss
widened to 749 million yen ($8.8 million) from 542 million yen
the previous year.

Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings Co. (3088 JT) plunged 11 percent
to 1,674 yen, the most since February 2008. The drugstore chain
said it reversed to a first-quarter net loss of 525 million yen
from a profit of 2.22 billion yen a year earlier. The company
also said it will sell 15 billion yen in three-year convertible
bonds.

Nippon Express Co. (9062 JT) declined 3.3 percent to 326
yen. The freight company was cut to “hold” from “buy” by
Naoko Matsumoto, an analyst at Citigroup Global Markets Japan
Inc. The estimated share price was also reduced to 375 yen from
480 yen.

Nissan Motor Co. (7201 JT) slipped 3.6 percent to 638 yen.
The Renault-Nissan alliance dropped out of bidding for Ssangyong
Motor Co. (003620 KS), the South Korean carmaker in bankruptcy
protection, as a court official said the preferred buyer may be
named tomorrow, according to a spokeswoman for Renault SA (RNO
FP).

Pacific Metals Co. (5541 JT) slumped 7.5 percent to 615 yen,
the steepest decline since April 2009. The metal producer cut
its full-year net income forecast to 11.5 billion yen from its
previous outlook of 12.9 billion yen. Also, the company reduced
its planned dividend for the year to 18 yen from 20 yen.

Toppan Printing Co. (7911 JT) dropped 6.6 percent to 685
yen, the most since January 2009. The printing company had its
investment rating lowered to “neutral” from “overweight” by
Nobuhito Owaki, an analyst at JPMorgan Chase & Co. The share
price target was also reduced to 800 yen from 950 yen.

Yokogawa Electric Corp. (6841 JT) gained 1.2 percent to 513
yen. The maker of electronic measuring tools was raised to
“neutral” from “underweight” by Hisashi Moriyama, an analyst
at JPMorgan Chase & Co. The share-price estimate was left
unchanged at 600 yen. The company narrowed its first-half net
loss forecast by 25 percent to 3 billion yen.